# Marakattu Village, Alur, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Alur, Kurnool 

# Marakattu

Marakattu is a village in Alur sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **518395**. The 2011 Census counted **1,706 people in 295 households**, the 9th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,706people (2011)
- 295households
- 46.1%literacy
- 518395PIN code

## Marakattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marakattu is 518395.** Marakattu falls in Alur sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code518395
- Gram panchayatMarakattu
- Community development blockAlur
- Census village code594156

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Marakattu from nearby towns?

- Alur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ)112 km by road
- Adoni (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Marakattu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Marakattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Alur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Marakattu known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and bengal gram**. About 69% of the 875 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Marakattu

Of every 100 households in Marakattu in 2011, 74 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marakattu · ■ Alur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**65%

Tap water ****99%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****68%**

**70%

Television ****37%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Marakattu?

■ Marakattu · ■ Alur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**907

Working population ****52.8%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 33.2% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 327 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 417 (46%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (10%) · **■** Marginal 61 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Alur

- Hathi Belgal4,255 people
- Hulebeedu2,791 people
- Kammarachedu2,530 people
- Kurukunda2,213 people
- Manikurthi1,608 people
- Thumbalabeedu1,490 people
- Muddanagiri1,245 people
- Kuruvalli1,219 people

[All 18 villages in Alur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/alur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marakattu?518395
- How far is Marakattu from Kurnool?112 km by road
- What is the population of Marakattu?1,706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marakattu in?Kurnool district (Alur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marakattu?46.1% (Census 2011)